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Microsoft

Sep 17, 2021

Now in Public Preview: Quoted Reply for Desktop [web coming soon]

Description Quoted reply allows you to select messages in chat that you want to include in your response. It is a great way to add context and clarity with who you are conversing with whether it is...

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EdwinCKC

Copper Contributor

Sep 23, 2021

The functionality is good but PLEASE do not remove the existing feature of pressing > to create a quoted message. It is not always that we users use the quote to quote a reply within the same chat. It could be to quote text from other applications, emails, documents and etc.

By forcing users to have to click the additional formatting icon and then click on the quote is just plain stupid. This reply feature should be just an added feature instead of a replacement to the existing feature.

VladanMilosevic
Copper Contributor
Oct 06, 2021
EdwinCKClooks like it is available (macos) but you have to type space after > to enter quote mode. And it works with ENTER after >, but quoting after text will not work
Jason_Schumacher
Microsoft
Sep 23, 2021
typing > in your message will create the quote area still without having to open the formatting options.
- EdwinCKC
  Copper Contributor
  Sep 27, 2021
  Jason_Schumacher
  
  That is good to know. For a moment I was panicking because it is no longer behaving as so on my desktop version of Teams.
  - scarlettjones
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 27, 2021
    I found it works if you type > and then press space. Before, it would open automatically. So it's just a slight change in behavior.